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>> i'm deeply grateful for this response from the highest political levels in the united states of america and i'm honored to appear before this committee. i have actually appeared both in the '70s and '80s on this particular issue when the elephants were in peril. we are now again in that situation. what's happening to elephants is appalling, more so since we have been these ivory crises before and should have found solutions by now. quickly to summarize by points, in case i run out of time, escalating crisis in africa. it is driven by demand in china. the demand exceeded the supply. it creates security threats as well as impacts. much of the trading being led by organized crime which undermines good governments, peace stabilized security and causes the killing of elephants on a massive scale. urgent action is critical to stem this decline. the solutions are to increase funds and environmental guidance through programs managed by u.s. fish and wildlife service in the state department including u.s. aid funding. we should explore opportunities to use the resources of permanent security to
>> i'm deeply grateful for this response from the highest political levels in the united states of america and i'm honored to appear before this committee. i have actually appeared both in the '70s and '80s on this particular issue when the elephants were in peril. we are now again in that situation. what's happening to elephants is appalling, more so since we have been these ivory crises before and should have found solutions by now. quickly to summarize by points, in case i run out of...
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unfortunately, the united states is a breeding ground for these shell corporations. it is estimated that nearly 2 million companies are established in the u.s. each year and the vast majority of
unfortunately, the united states is a breeding ground for these shell corporations. it is estimated that nearly 2 million companies are established in the u.s. each year and the vast majority of
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. >> create more jobs here in the united states of america. >> joining me now is barbara lee, a democratic from california, and e.j.dionne. author of "our divided political heart" the battle for the american idea in the age of discontent. thank you for being here tonight. congresswoman, what do you think of the gop summer agenda. >> once again their rhetoric doesn't meet the reality of what their summer agenda is. they talk about jobs, but they're summer agenda is about the same thing they have always been about, and that the is ensuring that tax cuts remain for the very wealthy, and they're not talking about how to create one job. they will not allow us to pass the president's american recovery act. i think their agenda for the summer is annize logical agenda. it's a campaign year, and they're trying to campaign, unfortunately, by hurting the american people and putting out this backwards agenda. >> he writes that he wants them to help him plan vote on tax cuts in november. we want to prevent the largest tax increase in history. did that durable? do they have the votes to bring this to a
. >> create more jobs here in the united states of america. >> joining me now is barbara lee, a democratic from california, and e.j.dionne. author of "our divided political heart" the battle for the american idea in the age of discontent. thank you for being here tonight. congresswoman, what do you think of the gop summer agenda. >> once again their rhetoric doesn't meet the reality of what their summer agenda is. they talk about jobs, but they're summer agenda is...
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>>gary: matt has the chance to be the first american to win >> he has represented the united states into different olympic teams. >> he went to college at ucla. >> he is a great young man. 70 ethiopians and the kenyans have a wonderful tradition. to me, it looks like she came here with the specific full of not only will meet the wishes to raise that tried to win the battle of the breakers. she has thrown down the gauntlet early on. she has thrown caution to the wind, so to speak. she is on pace st. help. remember, the first person to the top of pastry filled gets a $5,000 bonus. >> to have this big of a lead this early on means she is head and shoulders above everyone else fitness wise or, she has come in with the specific goal to with the challenge. >>pam: she just crusted the top of the hill. we know that she has at least that $5,000 bonus money. >> if you are the first person to the top of the help, you're cruising down while the others are going down. it is a great strategy on her part. now, she believed in her league. she already had a pretty commanding lead. she will lead the lead
>>gary: matt has the chance to be the first american to win >> he has represented the united states into different olympic teams. >> he went to college at ucla. >> he is a great young man. 70 ethiopians and the kenyans have a wonderful tradition. to me, it looks like she came here with the specific full of not only will meet the wishes to raise that tried to win the battle of the breakers. she has thrown down the gauntlet early on. she has thrown caution to the wind, so...
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our responsibility is to defend and protect the united states of america. and using the operations that we have, using the systems that we have, using the weapons that we have, is absolutely essential to our ability to defend americans. that's what counts. >> let's turn now to iran, our diplomats were in baghdad this week, trying to convince iran to stop its suspected nuclear weapons program. we saw iranian diplomat bragging to "new york times" about outnegotiating us. are they not just running out the clock? these negotiations once a month, are they enough? >> we begin with the fundamental premise here, the fundamental premise is, neither the united states or the international community is going to allow iran to develop a nuclear weapon. we'll do everything we can to prevent them from developing a nuclear weapon. we put very tough sanctions on them as a result of that and we are, you know, we are prepared for any contingency in that part of the world but our hope is that these matters can be revealed diplomatically. one of this things that we do at the def
our responsibility is to defend and protect the united states of america. and using the operations that we have, using the systems that we have, using the weapons that we have, is absolutely essential to our ability to defend americans. that's what counts. >> let's turn now to iran, our diplomats were in baghdad this week, trying to convince iran to stop its suspected nuclear weapons program. we saw iranian diplomat bragging to "new york times" about outnegotiating us. are they...
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he's the president of the united states and no doctor, no nurse, nobody's come forward saying i delivered that beautiful baby. >> first of all, i haven't seen it. i'm looking at that. i'll look at it later. i don't need to look at your copy. >> let's turn to host of new york city inside city hall and james peterson with us tonight. gentlemen, let's have a discussion about this. we know this dog and pony show about a birth certificate has been going on since the day barack obama was sworn in and people like donald trump won't let it go. it's well-documented the president is a american citizen. it was settled a long time ago. romney won't distance himself from it. what should romney do? >> i almost have a little sympathy for romney. he's trying to raise money and reach people. he's trying to do what candidates are supposed too. here you have this guy who is just addicted to these kind of side show antics. it's pure show biz. donald trump is a smart guy. he likes to see people spin around and to be the cause of it. he's just stealing the spotlight from his candidate. i don't know if he knows
he's the president of the united states and no doctor, no nurse, nobody's come forward saying i delivered that beautiful baby. >> first of all, i haven't seen it. i'm looking at that. i'll look at it later. i don't need to look at your copy. >> let's turn to host of new york city inside city hall and james peterson with us tonight. gentlemen, let's have a discussion about this. we know this dog and pony show about a birth certificate has been going on since the day barack obama was...
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romney's campaign says he believes the president was born in the united states. so willard, will you be denouncing this kind of talk tonight? >> i don't agree with all of the people who support me. my guess is, they don't agree with everything i believe in. but i need to get 50.1% or more and i'm appreciative to have the help after lot of good people. >> what kind of leadership is this? the obama campaign responded today saying this demonstrates his complete lack of moral leadership. and they released this ad. >> i have heard about him. he's an -- >> no, ma'am. he is a descent family man citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with. >> why doesn't he show his birth certificate? he doesn't have a birth certificate. >> now we've seen this lack of leadership over and over again. willard's all in on trump. and it is a losing bet. what happens in vegas definitely won't stay in vegas this time. joining me now is joan wag much editor in large from salon.com and msnbc political analyst. and dana milbank political columnist for the washington post. thank you both
romney's campaign says he believes the president was born in the united states. so willard, will you be denouncing this kind of talk tonight? >> i don't agree with all of the people who support me. my guess is, they don't agree with everything i believe in. but i need to get 50.1% or more and i'm appreciative to have the help after lot of good people. >> what kind of leadership is this? the obama campaign responded today saying this demonstrates his complete lack of moral...
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what's the kind of dugs i'd like to see not only within nato, but the united states fosters among its allies in general. >> sure on the report it's time. we've seen a little bit of traction on some of the concepts presented in that report, the pooling and sharing and niche capabilities. it's really taking root now primarily because of the financial crisis. and it's obviously front and center on everyone's minds. but we have not come to a point where this is the be all end all answer to our problems. there are a lot of questions on the table similar to the questions that we heard when we wrote the report about sovereignty, about handing over responsibility for your security to a neighbor or a collection of neighbors. and there's still questions about where to invest and who's coordinating it as i pointed out. so i think it could take root. i think smart defense is a big opening act is going to occur this weekend. but the real proof will be in whether or not this is a concept that's sustainable and pursued long-term. it cannot be a one off. we do not want to have the summit open with sm
what's the kind of dugs i'd like to see not only within nato, but the united states fosters among its allies in general. >> sure on the report it's time. we've seen a little bit of traction on some of the concepts presented in that report, the pooling and sharing and niche capabilities. it's really taking root now primarily because of the financial crisis. and it's obviously front and center on everyone's minds. but we have not come to a point where this is the be all end all answer to...
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and here we are, the united states of america, the inventer of modern democracy. i suspect that many of you around the room, i know quite a few of you travel quite a deal. you must hear what we hear as we travel. what is going on in the country and when will you get this thing over with and get back to leading the world? the second consequence is that it has an extremely negative effect on the ability of the united states government and the president himself to actually conduct foreign policy. because the, a lot of foreign policy requires, of course, the cooperation of the legislative branch. it is not just difficult, it is impossible to -- imagine getting any major treaties through. maybe there is some chance of the law of the sea treaty getting through, you have a better sense of i, there are some optimistic signs. if you look at what this means for the two most important threats facing the planet today which is our nuclear proliferation, and climate change. we are dead in the water. and we are dead in the water largely because of the paralysis of the system in
and here we are, the united states of america, the inventer of modern democracy. i suspect that many of you around the room, i know quite a few of you travel quite a deal. you must hear what we hear as we travel. what is going on in the country and when will you get this thing over with and get back to leading the world? the second consequence is that it has an extremely negative effect on the ability of the united states government and the president himself to actually conduct foreign policy....
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barack obama is the president of the united states. huge advantages come with that, bully pulpit, everything we know. but one thing mitt romney will get to do and get significant press off of is picking his vp. i don't think there is a perfect person to put in there, but i don't also think it is something we can just write off and say it doesn't matter. we saw the negative side with john mccain picking sarah palin in '08. i'm not sure a mark rubio or a chris christie, if romney is behind, solves romney's problems. but i do think it does have the potential. we now have three out of four major players in the race are already set. a fourth is to be determined. i don't think it's ridiculous to say a fourth will matter. it's not going to end the race either way unless mitt romney picks sarah palin, which i don't think he will do, but it does have an impact, and i would agree on the euro -- >> you've set it up, chris, i'm not going to do this on purpose, but if he picks a prize, it will be born. i know it's not on purpose, but it's more inte
barack obama is the president of the united states. huge advantages come with that, bully pulpit, everything we know. but one thing mitt romney will get to do and get significant press off of is picking his vp. i don't think there is a perfect person to put in there, but i don't also think it is something we can just write off and say it doesn't matter. we saw the negative side with john mccain picking sarah palin in '08. i'm not sure a mark rubio or a chris christie, if romney is behind,...
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if you look at the prices in europe verses the united states, they're in lock step. american prices are lower because taxes on gasoline are lower. pretty clear, is it not, that it's one of those subjects where if it goes well the president gets credit, and when it's poorly he gets blame he doesn't deserve. >> we all know that the price of oil is set on the world market and that is not a market that the u.s. president controls. i do disagree with the keystone pipeline, if i was a republican strategist, i would be hammering that issue. mitt romney pushed it this week, it doesn't have an impact on the price of gas at the pumps odd, but if the republicans want an issue where they can say con create lie that this president is not supporting getting more oil into the united states, the keystone pipeline is an issue they can do that and they can say that would also be american jobs. i think that was a misstep and they will pay for it. >> daniel, last month, political ads based on gas prices dominated the air waves. there were 17,000 negative ad in the country, 81% of them f
if you look at the prices in europe verses the united states, they're in lock step. american prices are lower because taxes on gasoline are lower. pretty clear, is it not, that it's one of those subjects where if it goes well the president gets credit, and when it's poorly he gets blame he doesn't deserve. >> we all know that the price of oil is set on the world market and that is not a market that the u.s. president controls. i do disagree with the keystone pipeline, if i was a...
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at a conference hosted by the united states government and the united states has been a very strong supporter of the implementation since that time. and has been at the forefront of efforts to combat the illegal trade in wildlife. seitz regulates trade in around 35,000 species to be sure that such trade is legal, sustainable and traceable and there is a high volume of legal trade, which is a multibillion dollar business, but today, we're here talking about another aspect and that is tackling illegal trading of wildlife and this is a growing problem worldwide. the value of this illegal trade is now estimated at being between 5 billion and $20 billion per year, that excludes timber and marine resources and the state of illegal trade and wildlife is further reenforced when you look at the published results of specific operations undertaken by organizations such as interpol and the world customs organization and chair and committee members, it is clear organized crime is actively involved in the illegal trade of wildlife. this has been made clearly interpol, both by its secretary at and governing
at a conference hosted by the united states government and the united states has been a very strong supporter of the implementation since that time. and has been at the forefront of efforts to combat the illegal trade in wildlife. seitz regulates trade in around 35,000 species to be sure that such trade is legal, sustainable and traceable and there is a high volume of legal trade, which is a multibillion dollar business, but today, we're here talking about another aspect and that is tackling...
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by implementing s-1483, not only will the nation's security be stronger, the united states will secure the moral high ground needed to encourage it's allies and global fora like the global financial task force in paris, the g-8 and g-20 to consider ownership registries as a new international norm. primary point i want to make today is that the mechanisms in the global financial system, that permit the laundering of illegal ivory proceeds of the same mechanisms, used by victor boot, drug cartels and terrorist groups. shell companies, secret bank accounts and a host of other opaque entities create a structure that facilitates poach o'clock of all types. corporate registries should be a priority for congress. thank you again for the opportunity to address the committee. my written testimony has been provided for further details. and i look forward to your questions. >> well, thank you very much. your full testimony will be placed in the record in full. we appreciate it. secretary general? >> thank you very much, chairman kerry and thank you to yosef and to the committee members for your i
by implementing s-1483, not only will the nation's security be stronger, the united states will secure the moral high ground needed to encourage it's allies and global fora like the global financial task force in paris, the g-8 and g-20 to consider ownership registries as a new international norm. primary point i want to make today is that the mechanisms in the global financial system, that permit the laundering of illegal ivory proceeds of the same mechanisms, used by victor boot, drug cartels...
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first, we have to make an impact in two-to-three places of real significance to the united states. to do that, we will dedicate 80% of our effort to four cases. syria, kenya, north central america and burma. then we will have another eight-to-ten places to test approaches or make a welcome difference by just sending the right person at the right time. so far, i think we are gaining traction in each of our major priority engagements. many of you are working in this places and we realize that we won't know it all or know best about them, so we hope for your support. in syria, we are providing a non-traditional surge to empower and unite a fractured, non-violent opposition. as the secretary announced, that includes providing non-lethal assistance. we are working with partners to set up an outpost for the opposition to coordinate with international communities. in kenya, we are helping to develop plans to ensure peaceful and credible elections a year before the vote. incidentally, kenya is one place where we have seen a potential model for cooperation and innovation. in northern centra
first, we have to make an impact in two-to-three places of real significance to the united states. to do that, we will dedicate 80% of our effort to four cases. syria, kenya, north central america and burma. then we will have another eight-to-ten places to test approaches or make a welcome difference by just sending the right person at the right time. so far, i think we are gaining traction in each of our major priority engagements. many of you are working in this places and we realize that we...
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my intention -- >> in march the united states sponsored the human rights saying it should do more for reconciliation and certain issues for war crimes. >> yes. i agree with that. the reconciliation is yes, it's a must. but the war crimes, they are really differing opinions. so we degrees we will argue it out. i always believe they were on specific issues. we can clarify things. people need to answer allegations of war crimes. so that is my position. >> fonseka former sri lankain' chief. next, the war against pollution. now, getting ready to elect a president. the first leadership vote since hosni mubarak. his 30-year rule was brought to an end after a wave of protests. but egypt's next leader is likely to be decided by voters outside the capital. >> politics always takes second place to the price of cattle out here on market day. but these egyptian villages are clearly enjoying the opportunity to choose their president after years in which they have been taken for granted. >> in the past, if they said mubarak, it was mubarak. if it was another person, it was another man. now we have t
my intention -- >> in march the united states sponsored the human rights saying it should do more for reconciliation and certain issues for war crimes. >> yes. i agree with that. the reconciliation is yes, it's a must. but the war crimes, they are really differing opinions. so we degrees we will argue it out. i always believe they were on specific issues. we can clarify things. people need to answer allegations of war crimes. so that is my position. >> fonseka former sri...
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we need to see how we can bring them together collectively supported by the united states ander on parts of the world so they can start sharing intelligence collectively and support one another and the government of camroon did ultimately deploy defense forces to this park to dispel the poachers so they did act albeit it was after the event we're hoping it will set a precedent for any potential incidence in the future. i think regional or subregional support is necessary and through this consortium we think we can lend them the sort of support they might need to improve their support. >> i think it was the case here that the rangers and the park didn't have any weapons, weren't armed at all and here you have a heavily armed force that moves in and takes that kind of activity, so you need to think it a whole different level in terms of law enforcement when it comes to some of these things that are going on. we really appreciate your lifetime commitment to this, dr. hamilton. you have been working so hard and we really appreciate the secretary general and mr. cardmome working on this. i do
we need to see how we can bring them together collectively supported by the united states ander on parts of the world so they can start sharing intelligence collectively and support one another and the government of camroon did ultimately deploy defense forces to this park to dispel the poachers so they did act albeit it was after the event we're hoping it will set a precedent for any potential incidence in the future. i think regional or subregional support is necessary and through this...
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iran makint against the united states. a country leader warning the missiles can reach every base, including our bases. so should we be worried? joining us is former ambassador john bolten. >> i think you have to take it seriously. that regime is so irrational from our point of view that i think you cannot discount that threat. on the other hand, i do think they would be completely crazy to retaliate in any way against u.s. military forces because even under the obama administration, the response would have to be crushing. >> let me give you a wild hypothetical. let's say that israel decides to go alone and decides to attack the nuclear -- their nuclear capability oregon what they are working on. they will then immediately retaliate and they will start reacting, right? >> they will respond. there's no doubt about that. >> so who do they respond, using the short missiles that can hit our bases, our base that is they consider the enemy bases or israel? >> it's possible that they would respond by attacking our base in bahrain
iran makint against the united states. a country leader warning the missiles can reach every base, including our bases. so should we be worried? joining us is former ambassador john bolten. >> i think you have to take it seriously. that regime is so irrational from our point of view that i think you cannot discount that threat. on the other hand, i do think they would be completely crazy to retaliate in any way against u.s. military forces because even under the obama administration, the...
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should the united states take action? congressman allen west joins us. good evening, sir. >> good evening. how are you doing? >> very well. there seems to be two issues. first of all, did we hang this man out to dry? did the american people -- >> there is no question about that. we absolutely did hang him out to dry. one of the follow-up phases of the operation, once osama bin laden was identified as being the target and having been eliminated, we should have gone to the phase of extracting this doctor and his family out of pakistan for his own safety. >> what do we do now? and how -- did we blow his cover that led to his detention and ultimate penalty by the pakistanis? >> i think the more that we talked about it we voided one of the basic premises of military operations, and that's operation security. and i think it kind of shows the amateur nature of this administration and president obama in talking too much about this operation and enabling the pakistanis to listen carefully to some of the words and verbiage he was using and they were able to back t
should the united states take action? congressman allen west joins us. good evening, sir. >> good evening. how are you doing? >> very well. there seems to be two issues. first of all, did we hang this man out to dry? did the american people -- >> there is no question about that. we absolutely did hang him out to dry. one of the follow-up phases of the operation, once osama bin laden was identified as being the target and having been eliminated, we should have gone to the phase...
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the president of the united states can be happy about that. this is the high mark of the obama from the president si, 79.3. it's also almost exactly where george h.w. bush was back in 1992. he's the last incumbent president to lose. you have to get above 90 to be an incumbent to be confident you can win. let's take a look at this through time. in ronald reagan days, he won re-election, started october 1980 in the 70s. by this time in 1984 he was above 98. he ended above 96. the average among incumbents above 95. bill clinton in 1996, let's bring this up for you, 1994 in the low 90s. at this point he dipped to 89, but a little before election day in 1996 bill clinton of course coasted to re-election. here's the history, right now, this is the michigan consumer sentiment index. it was way down in 2010. it was down 79.3%. that is where we are right now. that's again, as i said, almost identical to george h.w. bush. the question is can this president get that above 90 by a few weeks before the election. that's the big determinant. it's the high po
the president of the united states can be happy about that. this is the high mark of the obama from the president si, 79.3. it's also almost exactly where george h.w. bush was back in 1992. he's the last incumbent president to lose. you have to get above 90 to be an incumbent to be confident you can win. let's take a look at this through time. in ronald reagan days, he won re-election, started october 1980 in the 70s. by this time in 1984 he was above 98. he ended above 96. the average among...
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and now here in the united states in twel2012, we have a l more talk in the news among scientists and researchers about the effects of pesticides on honeybee healths, specifically with regard to the this neonicotine pesticides. >> it's true that there are no or there are few pesticides being sprayed in urban areas, but as far as urban beekeeping being the answer to any great global dilemma, i do not think so. a few of us have that much space in manhattan. so i maintain what is connect's smallest farm. it is legally a farm, on 0.23 acres of land, over there in the nutmeg state. that's where i run the operations. that's where i keep my supplies, where the bottling happens. the majority of my bees are in connecticut and in westchester connecticut, new york. >> one thing it teaches you is patience, because once you're in a beehive, you can't rush what you're doing. >> papa, i got a nice -- i'll put this in there. >> this is nice too. >> they're both nice. put yours in there. >> what got me hooked, in the first place, is that i love my father, and he worked bees. and that was a way in whic
and now here in the united states in twel2012, we have a l more talk in the news among scientists and researchers about the effects of pesticides on honeybee healths, specifically with regard to the this neonicotine pesticides. >> it's true that there are no or there are few pesticides being sprayed in urban areas, but as far as urban beekeeping being the answer to any great global dilemma, i do not think so. a few of us have that much space in manhattan. so i maintain what is connect's...
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florida that you are not a united states citizen. however you are registered to vote. if you agree with this information, please complete the enclosed voter acceptance or denial of eligibility form. if you believe this information is false, you may request a hearing with the supervisor of elections for the purpose of providing proof that you are a united states citizen. maureen, where does your case stand today after receiving that letter? >> well, i sent a copy of my passport because i don't want to go to a hearing. and i haven't heard back in the mail, it's been about two weeks now, but i did get a call today from dr. brenda snipes. stating that i was eligible to vote. and i asked her if i could maybe get a new voter's registration card or something. she said oh, no, you don't need that, you can go to the polls and you'll be fine to vote, don't worry. >> congressman deutsch, are you confident that after that episode if maureen goes to the polls with or without her passport she will be able to vote given all the hysteria that surrou
florida that you are not a united states citizen. however you are registered to vote. if you agree with this information, please complete the enclosed voter acceptance or denial of eligibility form. if you believe this information is false, you may request a hearing with the supervisor of elections for the purpose of providing proof that you are a united states citizen. maureen, where does your case stand today after receiving that letter? >> well, i sent a copy of my passport because i...
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states which was paid $200 on at least three occasions the applicant personally unloaded duffle bags of drugs from vehicles and stored them at his residence and the applicant also accepted $1,000 in exchange for allowing vehicles loaded with marijuana to be stored at his home, so the polygraph was able to identify that and obviously the employee was not hired for a law enforcement position. another example in march of 2009, the applicant and a friend became involved in transportation of cocaine and marijuana. the applicant's friend profited an unknown amount of transportation and he profited from $3500 for the transportation of the cocaine. we have these individuals and in some cases i believe the sole purpose of wanting to become a customs and border protection officer, border parole officer is to infiltrate us and the way in which we have robust background process, while we have systems that i talked about in my oral reply and data mining and looking for anomolies, we really believe the polygraph is going to be a real game changer for us. so we're ready for that. we have been doing
states which was paid $200 on at least three occasions the applicant personally unloaded duffle bags of drugs from vehicles and stored them at his residence and the applicant also accepted $1,000 in exchange for allowing vehicles loaded with marijuana to be stored at his home, so the polygraph was able to identify that and obviously the employee was not hired for a law enforcement position. another example in march of 2009, the applicant and a friend became involved in transportation of cocaine...
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i mean since we've been there, we in the united states have not been attacked again by al qaeda. if we broaden the definition of success to a stable and humane afghanistan, i mean right now this is the lowest level of civilian casualties in that country in 30 years. i think when we leave there's a very good chance that violence will go up and the war will escalate and you will have essentially the civil war of the 1990s, the northern alliance against the taliban backed by pakistan. it's got to be clear to the taliban right now that the consequences of renewing a relationship with al qaeda will be very possibly renewed american involvement. i mean they can't have not taken that lesson from the months following 9/11. so what may be happening is that there are back channel communications with the taliban where basically there's an accommodation arranged, if you do not harbor terrorists, we will not mess with you. i'm just guessing, but i can imagine that happening. >> sebastian junger, thank you very much for joining me. >> thank you. >>> as president obama deals with fallout from h
i mean since we've been there, we in the united states have not been attacked again by al qaeda. if we broaden the definition of success to a stable and humane afghanistan, i mean right now this is the lowest level of civilian casualties in that country in 30 years. i think when we leave there's a very good chance that violence will go up and the war will escalate and you will have essentially the civil war of the 1990s, the northern alliance against the taliban backed by pakistan. it's got to...
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in the reading i see that africom, the united states command for africa is working with the botswana defenses on providing communications and other logistical support and capabilities to better address poaching. i wondered either dr. hamilton, mr. cardamone if you have input on whether that is a model worthy of replication, whether you think africom has been contributing significantly to the anti-poaching efforts. there are other regions obviously. we centrally focused here on central africa, where there are much less well developed national defense structures, and they have much more pressing challenges. so i'd be interested in what you think africom can and should be doing on supporting international efforts by our african allies. and second, usaid and its efforts both in habitat preservation and in conservation. would be interested in whether the carpe program offers coordinates in the congo basin. if you would on what africaom and usaid can and should be doing. >> i think it's been very effective in has happened in botswana. it's one of the very few of the sites that are looked a
in the reading i see that africom, the united states command for africa is working with the botswana defenses on providing communications and other logistical support and capabilities to better address poaching. i wondered either dr. hamilton, mr. cardamone if you have input on whether that is a model worthy of replication, whether you think africom has been contributing significantly to the anti-poaching efforts. there are other regions obviously. we centrally focused here on central africa,...
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there seems to be a good deal of frustration and the united states that these these shows are emerging, and defense secretary leon panetta spoke of briefing before reporters at the pentagon explaining how much damage to the details leaking out can do to the work of securities services. >> of the former director of the cia, i have to tell you those kinds of leaks are very harmful to the intelligence community. our effort has been to try to get individuals who can provide intelligence to work with us, and to be able to do that effectively, you have to protect these people, and you have to protect the confidence and classification and covert nation of this kind of work, and when these leaks take place, i cannot tell you how much they damage our ability to be able to pursue intelligence efforts, so i am fully in favor of a thorough investigation of this matter, and i understand the director will do that. >> in public the officials are saying exactly what you would expect them to, and that is very little if anything in terms of confirming or denying the substance of these leaks that british
there seems to be a good deal of frustration and the united states that these these shows are emerging, and defense secretary leon panetta spoke of briefing before reporters at the pentagon explaining how much damage to the details leaking out can do to the work of securities services. >> of the former director of the cia, i have to tell you those kinds of leaks are very harmful to the intelligence community. our effort has been to try to get individuals who can provide intelligence to...
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they are blaming the united states and nato forces. >>> he has been the unofficial republican nominee for weeks. mitt romney about to clinch the nomination. today's texas primary should give him enough delegates to seal the deal after a stop in colorado romney add tends a fundraiser tonight in vegas. jim acosta is there. what's his plan for today? what is the strategy moving forward now that he is presumably going to get the magic number? >> reporter: i got to tell you, the strategy today for the romney campaign is talk about jobs and the energy sector. he was in colorado, you mentioned that. he wrapped up an event in a tiny town of craig, colorado, talking about the coal industry and would like to see energy jobs developed by tapping into the nation's pretty large coal reserves, something that already happens now but he would like to develop that further. unfortunately, that message is really being drowned out today because of these comments made by donald trump, as you know suzanne, donald trump is hosting a fund-raiser in las vegas here on the las vegas strip, at the trump hotel. a
they are blaming the united states and nato forces. >>> he has been the unofficial republican nominee for weeks. mitt romney about to clinch the nomination. today's texas primary should give him enough delegates to seal the deal after a stop in colorado romney add tends a fundraiser tonight in vegas. jim acosta is there. what's his plan for today? what is the strategy moving forward now that he is presumably going to get the magic number? >> reporter: i got to tell you, the...
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host: here is a map of the united states. the darker the blue, the higher the concentration of veterans. which states have the highest as a percentage? to tell they are mainly -- guest: there concentrated in the west in montana and wyoming, but also in virginia and made. the most popular states, california, and texas, have over 1 million veterans. host: of statistic on women's veterans. guest: this chart shows since 1980, women were 4% of veterans in 1980, and that has risen to 7% in 2010. the next chart shows more detail. this shows you the percentage of women's veterans which women veterans by age. among those aged 18-to-34, about 20% are women, where if you look at older age groups, around 13%. host: what is happening with demographics? guest: statutory, the number of women was tapped. they could not serve in large numbers. some would argue that one of the main reasons for the success of the volunteer force is the opening of opportunities for women to serve. host: brian, a veteran in florida. when did you served decks -- s
host: here is a map of the united states. the darker the blue, the higher the concentration of veterans. which states have the highest as a percentage? to tell they are mainly -- guest: there concentrated in the west in montana and wyoming, but also in virginia and made. the most popular states, california, and texas, have over 1 million veterans. host: of statistic on women's veterans. guest: this chart shows since 1980, women were 4% of veterans in 1980, and that has risen to 7% in 2010. the...
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trump continues to question whether or not president obama was born in the united states. i want to show part of an interview with wolf blitzer. >> donald, have you seen the actual newspaper announcements within days of his birth in honolulu? for example the honolulu star bulletin, you see the birth announcement -- >> yes, and many people did that -- >> listen to me, donald. >> excuse me, wolf. >> can i ask -- >> am i allowed to talk. will you stop defending snoobam. >> you're beginning to sound a little ridiculous. >> i think you are, wolf. i think you sound ridiculous. >> wolf blitz ser joining us from washington. wolf, this is getting a lot of play and attention here. i want to talk about this because i know we as journalists, we grapple with the choices of who we cover, whether certain people get a platform to air their views, other folks we ignore. considering trump's birther comments, he's known to be a publicity seeker, walk us through why you thought it was important to get him on the record. >> i thought it was important because yesterday was not an ordinary day i
trump continues to question whether or not president obama was born in the united states. i want to show part of an interview with wolf blitzer. >> donald, have you seen the actual newspaper announcements within days of his birth in honolulu? for example the honolulu star bulletin, you see the birth announcement -- >> yes, and many people did that -- >> listen to me, donald. >> excuse me, wolf. >> can i ask -- >> am i allowed to talk. will you stop defending...
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infrastructure does not exist in the united states to build iphones and ipads. he said there aren't enough companies who make the equipment to build the iphones and ipads and make everything else that goes into the iphone. you mentioned there are certain parts made in the united states, such as the glass in kentucky, but in terms of the overall infrastructure, it isn't here. and you would have to invest million billions and billions of dollars to get it here, brooke. >> did he mention anything ability new gadgets or trends here at this conference? >> you know, apple is notoriously a secretive company. and tim cook said they're doubling down on secrecy. but there was talk about the much rumors apple television, apple currently make ss a setto box called apple tv. there is a worldwide developers conference for people who make stuff for the apple ecosystem. that's coming up on june 11. so stay tuned. there could be some interesting product introdusts in a couple of weeks, brooke. >> all right. dan simon, thank you. put the sandwich down. we're going to talk about o
infrastructure does not exist in the united states to build iphones and ipads. he said there aren't enough companies who make the equipment to build the iphones and ipads and make everything else that goes into the iphone. you mentioned there are certain parts made in the united states, such as the glass in kentucky, but in terms of the overall infrastructure, it isn't here. and you would have to invest million billions and billions of dollars to get it here, brooke. >> did he mention...
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states. >> it's a phenomenal event. it reminds you how amazing the universe really is. >> reporter: those here at the observatory say the best way to look at the eclipse is actually to not look directly at it, that is, unless you have some special glasses or some of the high-tech and low-tech equipment provided by the space and science center. >> beautiful. beautiful. yes, thrilling. doesn't happen very often either. we need to stop and take the time to do things like this more often. >> reporter: the last time this happened was in 1994. the next time it will happen is in 2023. >> it's really fun to see it. >> i feel like i don't want to look away. >> reporter: right now is an exciting time for astronomy. there's an astronomical triple play going on, so to speak. tonight the annular eclipse. june 4th, a lunar eclipse. june 5th, the transit of venus which only happens once every 105 years. >> just beautiful. rob and i ran outside after the 6:00 news to watch it and i was surprised how bright it was still out there. >> ye
states. >> it's a phenomenal event. it reminds you how amazing the universe really is. >> reporter: those here at the observatory say the best way to look at the eclipse is actually to not look directly at it, that is, unless you have some special glasses or some of the high-tech and low-tech equipment provided by the space and science center. >> beautiful. beautiful. yes, thrilling. doesn't happen very often either. we need to stop and take the time to do things like this...